diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 436b0ab14..41c7d610a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -5889,8 +5889,6 @@ static void G_Startup(void)
 
     ReadSaveGameHeaders();
 
-    tilesiz[MIRROR].x = tilesiz[MIRROR].y = 0;
-
     screenpeek = myconnectindex;
 
     Bfflush(NULL);
@@ -6310,6 +6308,8 @@ int app_main(int argc, char const * const * argv)
 
     G_PostLoadPalette();
 
+    tilesiz[MIRROR].x = tilesiz[MIRROR].y = 0;
+
     Gv_ResetSystemDefaults(); // called here to populate our fake tilesizx and tilesizy arrays presented to CON with sizes generated by dummytiles
 
     if (numplayers == 1 && boardfilename[0] != 0)